Sailan

Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Persian (saylān, “Ceylon”). Doublet of Selan.

Noun edit

Sailan

Ceylon, old name of Sri Lanka

Adjective edit

Sailan

Ceylonese

References edit

Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “سیلان Sailan”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 432
Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “Sailan”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 407

Further reading edit

“Sailan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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